Inspirationen

Was das Hip Hop Feuer in Heidelberg entfachte

Kabinettausstellung
Goldschmidt-Kabinett
15. Oktober 2025

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15. Februar 2026
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Was entfachte das Hip Hop Feuer in Heidelberg?

Dieser Frage sind wir im Rahmen der Hip Hop Kulturtage auf den Grund gegangen. Und zwar in einer künstlerisch-kreativen Weise mit den Protagonist:innen der ersten Hip Hop Generation selbst. Entstanden ist die Ausstellung „Inspirationen“, ein Raum als Hommage, gewidmet den musikalischen, literarischen und gestalterischen Vorbildern und dem, was sie alle verbindet: dem Pioniergeist.
Der Großteil der Ausstellung besteht aus Fotografien von L.P. Greenpoint: Die überwiegend schwarz-weißen Analog-Bilder namhafter Künstler:innen des Soul, Funk, Jazz und Rap sind über drei Jahrzehnte entstanden. Es sind Aufnahmen von Live-Auftritten in und um Heidelberg. Die Bilder dokumentieren in exemplarischer Weise Werden und Weg des Rap und verdeutlichen die Essenz des Genres: afroamerikanische Musik.
Der von Toni-L händisch an die Wand geschriebene Text seines Liedes „Der Funkjoker“ knüpft hier an. In diesem Klassiker zählt der Heidelberger Pionier 52 Funk- und Soul-Bands auf, mit deren Musik er aufwuchs und welche ihn bis heute inspiriert.
Das von Gonzalo Maldonado Morales aka KANE überdimensional gestaltete „Blackbook“ sprüht sichtlich vor Inspiration. Es gibt einen Einblick in seine kreativen Studien von Größen aus dem New Yorker Graffiti-Kontext, aber auch Auseinandersetzungen mit Werken der Architektur, des Industrial Designs und klassischen Kunst-Ikonen.
Einen historischen Blick eröffnen die Archivalien weiterer Heidelberger Hip Hop Pionier:innen. Die Auswahl zeigt erlesene Erbstücke, die wesentlich für die Entwicklung der Kultur und der jeweiligen Elemente waren – und das Feuer für Hip Hop in den Herzen derjenigen entfachten, die folgende Generationen prägen sollten.

Die Ausstellung wurde kuratiert vom Freien Hip-Hop Institut und ist gefördert aus Landesmitteln durch die Arbeitsstelle für literarische Museen, Archive und Gedenkstätten in Baden-Württemberg (Deutsches Literaturarchiv Marbach).

 


How the Hip Hop flame was lit in Heidelberg

 

We pursued this question during the Hip Hop Culture Days—artistically and creatively, together with the protagonists of Heidelberg’s first Hip Hop generation themselves. The result is the exhibition “Inspirations”, a space of homage dedicated to the musical, literary, and artistic role models and to what unites them all: the pioneering spirit.

The main part of the exhibition consists of photographs by L.P. Greenpoint: mostly black-and-white analog images of renowned artists from Soul, Funk, Jazz, and Rap, taken over the course of three decades. They capture live performances in and around Heidelberg. The images exemplarily document the emergence and trajectory of Rap and highlight the very essence of the genre: African American music.

Hand-written directly onto the wall, Toni-L’s lyrics to his song “Der Funkjoker” pick up this thread. In this 2002 classic, the Heidelberg pioneer lists 52 Funk and Soul bands whose music he grew up with and who continue to inspire him to this day.

The oversized “Blackbook” by Gonzalo Maldonado Morales aka KANE radiates inspiration. It offers insight into his creative studies of major figures from the New York graffiti context, but also into his engagement with works of architecture, industrial design, and classical art icons.

A historical perspective is provided by archival materials from other Heidelberg Hip Hop pioneers. The selection presents treasured heirlooms that were central to the development of the culture and its individual elements—and that ignited the Hip Hop flame in the hearts of those who would go on to shape future generations.

The exhibition was curated by the Freies Hip-Hop Institut and funded with state resources by the Office for Literary Museums, Archives and Memorials in Baden-Württemberg (German Literature Archive Marbach).

Führungen und Veranstaltungen zur Ausstellung

Samstag
17. Januar 2026
16:00 Uhr
bis 17:30 Uhr
Screenshot 2026-01-12 143947

Stone Tape Sonata

a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland
The English Drama Group of the PH Heidelberg presents "Stone Tape Sonata", a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland. Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more information.

Bestselling true-crime writer John Gaunt doesn’t just research his subjects — he inhabits them. To write his books, he goes and lives in the houses where crimes were committed, believing that walls remember what people forget. However, his latest project is painfully personal: he has moved back into the house where his wife was murdered 20 years ago. Once again, immersion is his method. But this time, he is taking things to a new level. Inside the house, he stages live re-enactments of real crimes that happened there through the ages — performed by actors and witnessed by an audience. John claims it's an attempt to prove the validity of Stone Tape Theory—the idea that stone can absorb moments from the past and replay them. But his publishers are worried that John is losing his grip on reality and send an agent to shut the project down. John begs for one final hour to prove that the house still remembers.

Is he about to uncover something extraordinary — or has he finally lost his grip on reality? Step inside. Join the audience. Decide for yourself. You choose which rooms to enter, which stories to follow—and how deeply you allow the house to draw you in.

*Free roam theatre is a special kind of theatre: Instead of sitting still while others present a story to you, you are the one moving through the world of the play, choosing where to go, who to follow, and which moments to linger in. As a result, you will have a unique experience unlike that of anyone else: a story pieced together through your decisions and your journey through the house. Come and make it happen!

Age recommendation 14 years

Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more informations.

Samstag
17. Januar 2026
18:30 Uhr
bis 20:00 Uhr
Screenshot 2026-01-12 143947

Stone Tape Sonata

a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland
The English Drama Group of the PH Heidelberg presents "Stone Tape Sonata", a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland. Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more information.

Bestselling true-crime writer John Gaunt doesn’t just research his subjects — he inhabits them. To write his books, he goes and lives in the houses where crimes were committed, believing that walls remember what people forget. However, his latest project is painfully personal: he has moved back into the house where his wife was murdered 20 years ago. Once again, immersion is his method. But this time, he is taking things to a new level. Inside the house, he stages live re-enactments of real crimes that happened there through the ages — performed by actors and witnessed by an audience. John claims it's an attempt to prove the validity of Stone Tape Theory—the idea that stone can absorb moments from the past and replay them. But his publishers are worried that John is losing his grip on reality and send an agent to shut the project down. John begs for one final hour to prove that the house still remembers.

Is he about to uncover something extraordinary — or has he finally lost his grip on reality? Step inside. Join the audience. Decide for yourself. You choose which rooms to enter, which stories to follow—and how deeply you allow the house to draw you in.

*Free roam theatre is a special kind of theatre: Instead of sitting still while others present a story to you, you are the one moving through the world of the play, choosing where to go, who to follow, and which moments to linger in. As a result, you will have a unique experience unlike that of anyone else: a story pieced together through your decisions and your journey through the house. Come and make it happen!

Age recommendation 14 years

Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more informations.

Samstag
17. Januar 2026
21:00 Uhr
bis 22:30 Uhr
Screenshot 2026-01-12 143947

Stone Tape Sonata

a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland
The English Drama Group of the PH Heidelberg presents "Stone Tape Sonata", a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland. Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more information.

Bestselling true-crime writer John Gaunt doesn’t just research his subjects — he inhabits them. To write his books, he goes and lives in the houses where crimes were committed, believing that walls remember what people forget. However, his latest project is painfully personal: he has moved back into the house where his wife was murdered 20 years ago. Once again, immersion is his method. But this time, he is taking things to a new level. Inside the house, he stages live re-enactments of real crimes that happened there through the ages — performed by actors and witnessed by an audience. John claims it's an attempt to prove the validity of Stone Tape Theory—the idea that stone can absorb moments from the past and replay them. But his publishers are worried that John is losing his grip on reality and send an agent to shut the project down. John begs for one final hour to prove that the house still remembers.

Is he about to uncover something extraordinary — or has he finally lost his grip on reality? Step inside. Join the audience. Decide for yourself. You choose which rooms to enter, which stories to follow—and how deeply you allow the house to draw you in.

*Free roam theatre is a special kind of theatre: Instead of sitting still while others present a story to you, you are the one moving through the world of the play, choosing where to go, who to follow, and which moments to linger in. As a result, you will have a unique experience unlike that of anyone else: a story pieced together through your decisions and your journey through the house. Come and make it happen!

Age recommendation 14 years

Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more informations.

Sonntag
18. Januar 2026
14:30 Uhr
Hip-Hop

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14:30 Uhr
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Sonntag
18. Januar 2026
16:00 Uhr
bis 17:30 Uhr
Screenshot 2026-01-12 143947

Stone Tape Sonata

a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland
The English Drama Group of the PH Heidelberg presents "Stone Tape Sonata", a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland. Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more information.

Bestselling true-crime writer John Gaunt doesn’t just research his subjects — he inhabits them. To write his books, he goes and lives in the houses where crimes were committed, believing that walls remember what people forget. However, his latest project is painfully personal: he has moved back into the house where his wife was murdered 20 years ago. Once again, immersion is his method. But this time, he is taking things to a new level. Inside the house, he stages live re-enactments of real crimes that happened there through the ages — performed by actors and witnessed by an audience. John claims it's an attempt to prove the validity of Stone Tape Theory—the idea that stone can absorb moments from the past and replay them. But his publishers are worried that John is losing his grip on reality and send an agent to shut the project down. John begs for one final hour to prove that the house still remembers.

Is he about to uncover something extraordinary — or has he finally lost his grip on reality? Step inside. Join the audience. Decide for yourself. You choose which rooms to enter, which stories to follow—and how deeply you allow the house to draw you in.

*Free roam theatre is a special kind of theatre: Instead of sitting still while others present a story to you, you are the one moving through the world of the play, choosing where to go, who to follow, and which moments to linger in. As a result, you will have a unique experience unlike that of anyone else: a story pieced together through your decisions and your journey through the house. Come and make it happen!

Age recommendation 14 years

Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more informations.

Sonntag
18. Januar 2026
18:30 Uhr
bis 20:00 Uhr
Screenshot 2026-01-12 143947

Stone Tape Sonata

a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland
The English Drama Group of the PH Heidelberg presents "Stone Tape Sonata", a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland. Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more information.

Bestselling true-crime writer John Gaunt doesn’t just research his subjects — he inhabits them. To write his books, he goes and lives in the houses where crimes were committed, believing that walls remember what people forget. However, his latest project is painfully personal: he has moved back into the house where his wife was murdered 20 years ago. Once again, immersion is his method. But this time, he is taking things to a new level. Inside the house, he stages live re-enactments of real crimes that happened there through the ages — performed by actors and witnessed by an audience. John claims it's an attempt to prove the validity of Stone Tape Theory—the idea that stone can absorb moments from the past and replay them. But his publishers are worried that John is losing his grip on reality and send an agent to shut the project down. John begs for one final hour to prove that the house still remembers.

Is he about to uncover something extraordinary — or has he finally lost his grip on reality? Step inside. Join the audience. Decide for yourself. You choose which rooms to enter, which stories to follow—and how deeply you allow the house to draw you in.

*Free roam theatre is a special kind of theatre: Instead of sitting still while others present a story to you, you are the one moving through the world of the play, choosing where to go, who to follow, and which moments to linger in. As a result, you will have a unique experience unlike that of anyone else: a story pieced together through your decisions and your journey through the house. Come and make it happen!

Age recommendation 14 years

Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more informations.

Sonntag
18. Januar 2026
21:00 Uhr
bis 22:30 Uhr
Screenshot 2026-01-12 143947

Stone Tape Sonata

a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland
The English Drama Group of the PH Heidelberg presents "Stone Tape Sonata", a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland. Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more information.

Bestselling true-crime writer John Gaunt doesn’t just research his subjects — he inhabits them. To write his books, he goes and lives in the houses where crimes were committed, believing that walls remember what people forget. However, his latest project is painfully personal: he has moved back into the house where his wife was murdered 20 years ago. Once again, immersion is his method. But this time, he is taking things to a new level. Inside the house, he stages live re-enactments of real crimes that happened there through the ages — performed by actors and witnessed by an audience. John claims it's an attempt to prove the validity of Stone Tape Theory—the idea that stone can absorb moments from the past and replay them. But his publishers are worried that John is losing his grip on reality and send an agent to shut the project down. John begs for one final hour to prove that the house still remembers.

Is he about to uncover something extraordinary — or has he finally lost his grip on reality? Step inside. Join the audience. Decide for yourself. You choose which rooms to enter, which stories to follow—and how deeply you allow the house to draw you in.

*Free roam theatre is a special kind of theatre: Instead of sitting still while others present a story to you, you are the one moving through the world of the play, choosing where to go, who to follow, and which moments to linger in. As a result, you will have a unique experience unlike that of anyone else: a story pieced together through your decisions and your journey through the house. Come and make it happen!

Age recommendation 14 years

Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more informations.

Montag
19. Januar 2026
17:30 Uhr
bis 19:00 Uhr
Screenshot 2026-01-12 143947

Stone Tape Sonata

a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland
The English Drama Group of the PH Heidelberg presents "Stone Tape Sonata", a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland. Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more information.

Bestselling true-crime writer John Gaunt doesn’t just research his subjects — he inhabits them. To write his books, he goes and lives in the houses where crimes were committed, believing that walls remember what people forget. However, his latest project is painfully personal: he has moved back into the house where his wife was murdered 20 years ago. Once again, immersion is his method. But this time, he is taking things to a new level. Inside the house, he stages live re-enactments of real crimes that happened there through the ages — performed by actors and witnessed by an audience. John claims it's an attempt to prove the validity of Stone Tape Theory—the idea that stone can absorb moments from the past and replay them. But his publishers are worried that John is losing his grip on reality and send an agent to shut the project down. John begs for one final hour to prove that the house still remembers.

Is he about to uncover something extraordinary — or has he finally lost his grip on reality? Step inside. Join the audience. Decide for yourself. You choose which rooms to enter, which stories to follow—and how deeply you allow the house to draw you in.

*Free roam theatre is a special kind of theatre: Instead of sitting still while others present a story to you, you are the one moving through the world of the play, choosing where to go, who to follow, and which moments to linger in. As a result, you will have a unique experience unlike that of anyone else: a story pieced together through your decisions and your journey through the house. Come and make it happen!

Age recommendation 14 years

Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more informations.

Montag
19. Januar 2026
20:00 Uhr
bis 21:30 Uhr
Screenshot 2026-01-12 143947

Stone Tape Sonata

a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland
The English Drama Group of the PH Heidelberg presents "Stone Tape Sonata", a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland. Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more information.

Bestselling true-crime writer John Gaunt doesn’t just research his subjects — he inhabits them. To write his books, he goes and lives in the houses where crimes were committed, believing that walls remember what people forget. However, his latest project is painfully personal: he has moved back into the house where his wife was murdered 20 years ago. Once again, immersion is his method. But this time, he is taking things to a new level. Inside the house, he stages live re-enactments of real crimes that happened there through the ages — performed by actors and witnessed by an audience. John claims it's an attempt to prove the validity of Stone Tape Theory—the idea that stone can absorb moments from the past and replay them. But his publishers are worried that John is losing his grip on reality and send an agent to shut the project down. John begs for one final hour to prove that the house still remembers.

Is he about to uncover something extraordinary — or has he finally lost his grip on reality? Step inside. Join the audience. Decide for yourself. You choose which rooms to enter, which stories to follow—and how deeply you allow the house to draw you in.

*Free roam theatre is a special kind of theatre: Instead of sitting still while others present a story to you, you are the one moving through the world of the play, choosing where to go, who to follow, and which moments to linger in. As a result, you will have a unique experience unlike that of anyone else: a story pieced together through your decisions and your journey through the house. Come and make it happen!

Age recommendation 14 years

Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more informations.

Dienstag
20. Januar 2026
17:30 Uhr
bis 19:00 Uhr
Screenshot 2026-01-12 143947

Stone Tape Sonata

a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland
The English Drama Group of the PH Heidelberg presents "Stone Tape Sonata", a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland. Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more information.

Bestselling true-crime writer John Gaunt doesn’t just research his subjects — he inhabits them. To write his books, he goes and lives in the houses where crimes were committed, believing that walls remember what people forget. However, his latest project is painfully personal: he has moved back into the house where his wife was murdered 20 years ago. Once again, immersion is his method. But this time, he is taking things to a new level. Inside the house, he stages live re-enactments of real crimes that happened there through the ages — performed by actors and witnessed by an audience. John claims it's an attempt to prove the validity of Stone Tape Theory—the idea that stone can absorb moments from the past and replay them. But his publishers are worried that John is losing his grip on reality and send an agent to shut the project down. John begs for one final hour to prove that the house still remembers.

Is he about to uncover something extraordinary — or has he finally lost his grip on reality? Step inside. Join the audience. Decide for yourself. You choose which rooms to enter, which stories to follow—and how deeply you allow the house to draw you in.

*Free roam theatre is a special kind of theatre: Instead of sitting still while others present a story to you, you are the one moving through the world of the play, choosing where to go, who to follow, and which moments to linger in. As a result, you will have a unique experience unlike that of anyone else: a story pieced together through your decisions and your journey through the house. Come and make it happen!

Age recommendation 14 years

Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more informations.

Dienstag
20. Januar 2026
20:00 Uhr
bis 21:30 Uhr
Screenshot 2026-01-12 143947

Stone Tape Sonata

a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland
The English Drama Group of the PH Heidelberg presents "Stone Tape Sonata", a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland. Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more information.

Bestselling true-crime writer John Gaunt doesn’t just research his subjects — he inhabits them. To write his books, he goes and lives in the houses where crimes were committed, believing that walls remember what people forget. However, his latest project is painfully personal: he has moved back into the house where his wife was murdered 20 years ago. Once again, immersion is his method. But this time, he is taking things to a new level. Inside the house, he stages live re-enactments of real crimes that happened there through the ages — performed by actors and witnessed by an audience. John claims it's an attempt to prove the validity of Stone Tape Theory—the idea that stone can absorb moments from the past and replay them. But his publishers are worried that John is losing his grip on reality and send an agent to shut the project down. John begs for one final hour to prove that the house still remembers.

Is he about to uncover something extraordinary — or has he finally lost his grip on reality? Step inside. Join the audience. Decide for yourself. You choose which rooms to enter, which stories to follow—and how deeply you allow the house to draw you in.

*Free roam theatre is a special kind of theatre: Instead of sitting still while others present a story to you, you are the one moving through the world of the play, choosing where to go, who to follow, and which moments to linger in. As a result, you will have a unique experience unlike that of anyone else: a story pieced together through your decisions and your journey through the house. Come and make it happen!

Age recommendation 14 years

Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more informations.

Mittwoch
21. Januar 2026
17:30 Uhr
bis 19:00 Uhr
Screenshot 2026-01-12 143947

Stone Tape Sonata

a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland
The English Drama Group of the PH Heidelberg presents "Stone Tape Sonata", a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland. Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more information.

Bestselling true-crime writer John Gaunt doesn’t just research his subjects — he inhabits them. To write his books, he goes and lives in the houses where crimes were committed, believing that walls remember what people forget. However, his latest project is painfully personal: he has moved back into the house where his wife was murdered 20 years ago. Once again, immersion is his method. But this time, he is taking things to a new level. Inside the house, he stages live re-enactments of real crimes that happened there through the ages — performed by actors and witnessed by an audience. John claims it's an attempt to prove the validity of Stone Tape Theory—the idea that stone can absorb moments from the past and replay them. But his publishers are worried that John is losing his grip on reality and send an agent to shut the project down. John begs for one final hour to prove that the house still remembers.

Is he about to uncover something extraordinary — or has he finally lost his grip on reality? Step inside. Join the audience. Decide for yourself. You choose which rooms to enter, which stories to follow—and how deeply you allow the house to draw you in.

*Free roam theatre is a special kind of theatre: Instead of sitting still while others present a story to you, you are the one moving through the world of the play, choosing where to go, who to follow, and which moments to linger in. As a result, you will have a unique experience unlike that of anyone else: a story pieced together through your decisions and your journey through the house. Come and make it happen!

Age recommendation 14 years

Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more informations.

Mittwoch
21. Januar 2026
20:00 Uhr
bis 21:30 Uhr
Screenshot 2026-01-12 143947

Stone Tape Sonata

a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland
The English Drama Group of the PH Heidelberg presents "Stone Tape Sonata", a free-roam*, site-specific theatre experience by Ed Hartland. Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more information.

Bestselling true-crime writer John Gaunt doesn’t just research his subjects — he inhabits them. To write his books, he goes and lives in the houses where crimes were committed, believing that walls remember what people forget. However, his latest project is painfully personal: he has moved back into the house where his wife was murdered 20 years ago. Once again, immersion is his method. But this time, he is taking things to a new level. Inside the house, he stages live re-enactments of real crimes that happened there through the ages — performed by actors and witnessed by an audience. John claims it's an attempt to prove the validity of Stone Tape Theory—the idea that stone can absorb moments from the past and replay them. But his publishers are worried that John is losing his grip on reality and send an agent to shut the project down. John begs for one final hour to prove that the house still remembers.

Is he about to uncover something extraordinary — or has he finally lost his grip on reality? Step inside. Join the audience. Decide for yourself. You choose which rooms to enter, which stories to follow—and how deeply you allow the house to draw you in.

*Free roam theatre is a special kind of theatre: Instead of sitting still while others present a story to you, you are the one moving through the world of the play, choosing where to go, who to follow, and which moments to linger in. As a result, you will have a unique experience unlike that of anyone else: a story pieced together through your decisions and your journey through the house. Come and make it happen!

Age recommendation 14 years

Please visit www.ph-theater.de for tickets and more informations.

Freitag
23. Januar 2026
16:00 Uhr
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gelesen von Irmela Kopp
Lesung für Kinder von 6-12 Jahren. Teilnahme begrenzt auf 15 Kinder, daher bitten wir um: anmeldung@vkm-vpst.de
Donnerstag
29. Januar 2026
18:15 Uhr
leuchter-saal

Vortrag und Diskussion: Die königlichen Schätze Kameruns aus der Kolonialzeit

Herausforderungen und Probleme bei der Rückgabe
Vortrag von Prince de Bangoua Legrand Tchatchouang, mit anschließender Diskussion mit Studierenden.

Mit einer 2019 unterzeichneten Charta hat die deutsche Bundesregierung die historische Verantwortung für ihre koloniale Vergangenheit übernommen.  Die Behandlung und Zukunft kamerunischer Kulturgüter, insbesondere der königlichen Schätze, stehen im Mittelpunkt der Gespräche zwischen der kamerunischen Regierung, vertreten durch den interministeriellen Ausschuss für die Rückführung illegal ins Ausland verbrachter Kulturgüter, und deutschen Museen.

Über seinen Ansprechpartner in Deutschland, den Prinzen von Bangoua, steht der interministerielle Ausschuss in Kontakt mit Museen in Berlin, Hamburg, Bremen, Leipzig, Köln, Stuttgart, Hannover, Bremen, Frankfurt, München, München Hamburg, und sogar in anderen europäischen Ländern, darunter das Museum von Angoulême in Frankreich, das Weltmuseum in Wien und Museen in der Schweiz, die kamerunische Sammlungen beherbergen.  Die traditionellen Führer fordern die Rückgabe der königlichen Schätze und der Schätze ihrer Vorfahren. Diese Stimmen werden gehört, die Museen lernen dazu und wenden nach und nach traditionsbewusstere Praktiken an, wobei einige bereits die Herkunftsgemeinschaften in die Provenienzforschung einbeziehen. Aber was blockiert den Rückgabeprozess?

Der interaktive Vortrag von Prinz Bangoua Legrand, Mitglied einer Königsfamilie und Vertreter Kameruns in der Frage der Rückgabe in Deutschland, bietet eine neue Perspektive auf die Frage der Rückgabe und die damit verbundenen Hindernisse.

Eine Veranstaltung des ZEGK - Institut für Europäische Kunstgeschichte der Universität Heidelberg.

Samstag
31. Januar 2026
16:00 Uhr
BuddhaSquare

Der Halo als Heiligenschein – Vernissage

Das europäische Mittelalter und der Buddhismus
Zwölf außergewöhnliche Objekte zeigen überraschende Verflechtungen zwischen buddhistischer Kunst und der lateineuropäischen Welt.

Die Ausstellung eröffnet einen bislang kaum beleuchteten Blick auf ein global vernetztes Mittelalter – offen, neugierig und im Austausch mit den Religionen Asiens.

Grundlage dazu bietet das von der VW-Stiftung mitfinanzierte Buchprojekt „The Buddha and the Medieval West“ von Romedio Schmitz-Esser (Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg). Die grundlegende Idee, Asien und Europa nicht getrennt zu sehen, entspricht dabei ganz den ursprünglichen Ideen der von Portheim-Stiftung.

Allerdings sind die Lücken, die die Zeit des Nationalsozialismus in der ursprünglichen Sammlung hinterlassen haben, dramatisch und betreffen gerade die mittelalterlichen Bestände, die fast komplett in der NS-Zeit veräußert worden sind.

Sonntag
1. Februar 2026
14:30 Uhr
BuddhaSquare

Der Halo als Heiligenschein – Führung

Das europäische Mittelalter und der Buddhismus
Zwölf außergewöhnliche Objekte zeigen überraschende Verflechtungen zwischen buddhistischer Kunst und der lateineuropäischen Welt.

Die Ausstellung eröffnet einen bislang kaum beleuchteten Blick auf ein global vernetztes Mittelalter – offen, neugierig und im Austausch mit den Religionen Asiens.

Grundlage dazu bietet das von der VW-Stiftung mitfinanzierte Buchprojekt „The Buddha and the Medieval West“ von Romedio Schmitz-Esser (Historisches Seminar der Universität Heidelberg). Die grundlegende Idee, Asien und Europa nicht getrennt zu sehen, entspricht dabei ganz den ursprünglichen Ideen der von Portheim-Stiftung.

Allerdings sind die Lücken, die die Zeit des Nationalsozialismus in der ursprünglichen Sammlung hinterlassen haben, dramatisch und betreffen gerade die mittelalterlichen Bestände, die fast komplett in der NS-Zeit veräußert worden sind.

Sonntag
1. Februar 2026
15:30 Uhr
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Rivers connect – in South Asia and in Heidelberg

Guided tour and photowalk in english
With Yash Gurbani. This tour explores how nature, community, stories, and poetry flow together. Poems by Friedrich Hölderlin and Muhammad Iqbal accompany you along the way.
Freitag
6. Februar 2026
18:00 Uhr
bis 19:30 Uhr
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José Rizal – Weltbürger und Nationalheld? – Vortrag

Versuch eines Porträts
Vortrag von Prof. Dr. Dietrich Harth

Weltbürger und Nationalheld, diese Zuschreibungen schließen einander eigentlich aus. Warum und von welchem Standpunkt aus sie im Fall des philippinischen Intellektuellen Sinn machen können, darauf sucht Harths Vortrag nach Antworten. Dabei hält er sich vor allem an die Schriften Rizals. Dessen Romane, Essays, Gedichte spiegeln nicht nur die persönliche Haltung des Autors, sie sind auch Zeugnisse des Widerstands gegen den menschenverachtenden Kolonialismus des späten 19. Jahrhunderts.

Sonntag
8. Februar 2026
14:30 Uhr
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Sacred Dirt – Führung

mit Joost Brokke
Freitag
13. Februar 2026
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Guided tour: Heidelberg & South Asia – Trails of Taste

Guided Tour and City walk in English
The walking tour starts at Völkerkundemuseum and guides the visitors to different stations in the old town of Heidelberg.
Freitag
13. Februar 2026
17:00 Uhr
Hip-Hop

Inspirationen

Was das Hip-Hop Feuer in Heidelberg entfachte
Führung des Freien Hip-Hop Instituts
Sonntag
15. Februar 2026
14:30 Uhr
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Architekturführung „Das Palais Weimar“

durch das Völkerkundemuseum vPST
Sonntag
1. März 2026
14:30 Uhr
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Von Booten und Meer

Führung in der Bootshalle
Samstag
14. März 2026
11:00 Uhr
bis 17:00 Uhr
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Heidelberg Holi – Festival

Colors of Unity

Holi, das farbenfrohe indische Farbenfest, feiert Einheit, Freude und die Schönheit kultureller Vielfalt. Seit 2020 hat sich Holi in Heidelberg zu einer beliebten jährlichen Veranstaltung entwickelt, die Menschen aus verschiedenen Hintergründen für einen fröhlichen Tag voller Musik, spie lerischer Farbfestlichkeiten, köstlichem indischen Mittagessen und gemeinsamen Miteinanders zusammenbringt.

Sonntag
15. März 2026
14:30 Uhr
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Pieces of Life – Führung

Die philippinen-Sammlung der vPST
Mittwoch
18. März 2026
14:00 Uhr
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Fit Für´s Museum! – Workshop

Für Neugierige ab 50 Jahren
Wie nutze ich das digitale Angebot in Ausstellungen?

Ein Workshop für die ältere Generation. Das Völkerkundemuseum Heidelberg lädt Sie ein, unsere Museums-App kennen zulernen, die Ihren Besuch interaktiver gestaltet. Wir zeigen Ihnen in kompakter Form, wie Sie die App optimal nutzen können, um spannende Hintergrundinformationen zu unseren Exponaten freizuschalten. Veranstaltung im Rahmen der Eingeloggt!-Woche in Heidelberg

Anmeldung unter: info@vkm-vpst.de

Samstag
21. März 2026
17:00 Uhr
leuchter-saal

Mensch oder Objekt? – Vernissage

Human Remains zwischen Forschung, Erinnerung und Verantwortung

Menschliche Überreste sind zugleich Forschungsobjekte und Zeugnisse vergangener Lebenswelten. Die Ausstellung „Mensch oder Objekt?“, entstanden in Kooperation mit der Universität Heidelberg, thematisiert den heutigen Umgang mit Human Remains und beleuchtet dessen ethische, historische und gesellschaftliche Dimensionen. Interaktive Elemente laden dazu ein, verschiedene Perspektiven kennenzulernen, eigene Positionen zu hinterfragen und sich aktiv an der Debatte über einen verantwortungsvollen Umgang zu beteiligen.

Donnerstag
26. März 2026
19:00 Uhr
leuchter-saal

Terezinha Malaquias

Literarische Performance

Ausgewählte Erzählungen und Gedichte, auf Portugiesisch (Übersetzung ins Deutsche parallel auf einer Leinwand oder verdolmetscht). Die Texte erzählen von Frauen in ihrem Alltag, sprechen von den Beziehungen zu den Vorfahren und thematisieren erlebten Rassismus in unterschiedlichen Formen.

Für mehr Informationen:
Instagram: @terezinhamalaquias
Youtubekanal: teremalaquias
Veranstalter: Deutsch-Brasilianischer Verein Entre Águas (VEA)

Freitag
27. März 2026
18:00 Uhr
leuchter-saal

Aregnasan: Areg und Nunufar – Lesung

Ein uraltes armenisches Märchen über die Geschlechterfluidität.
Präsentiert von Fabulust

Irmela Kopp, Thomas Knorra: Erzähler
Bernadette Pack: Gesang, Organetto
Christa Schmeller, Mariola Mühlenbein: Flöten

Eintritt gerne gegen Spende

Samstag
4. Juli 2026
10:00 Uhr
bis 22:00 Uhr
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Japanfest – Nihon Matsuri

im Garten des Völkerkundemuseums
Kommt vorbei und taucht ein in die Faszination Japan! Genießt Sushi, Matcha, Origami, Cosplay und eine entspannte Atmosphäre unter unserem Kirschbaum. Wir freuen uns auf euch! Eintritt frei

Zusammen mit dem Heidelberger Freundeskreis Kumamoto e.V. lädt das Völkerkundemuseum vPSt zum großen Japanfest in den historischen Garten des Palais Weimar in Heidelberg.

Die Besucher*innen erwartet ein vielseitiges Programm, bestehend aus unterschiedlichsten Workshops, japanischer Teezeremonie, musikalischen Darbietungen, einem Open Cosplay-Catwalk, Kinderangeboten, Führungen durch die Ausstellungen, japanische Köstlichkeiten, eine Pokémon-Tauschbörse und vielem mehr.

Programm ab Mitte Juni 2026 unter Japanfest – Völkerkundemuseum vPSt Heidelberg

Sonntag
5. Juli 2026
10:00 Uhr
bis 18:00 Uhr
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Japanfest – Nihon Matsuri

im Garten des Völkerkundemuseums
Kommt vorbei und taucht ein in die Faszination Japan! Genießt Sushi, Matcha, Origami, Cosplay und eine entspannte Atmosphäre unter unserem Kirschbaum. Wir freuen uns auf euch! Eintritt frei

Zusammen mit dem Heidelberger Freundeskreis Kumamoto e.V. lädt das Völkerkundemuseum vPSt zum großen Japanfest in den historischen Garten des Palais Weimar in Heidelberg.

Die Besucher*innen erwartet ein vielseitiges Programm, bestehend aus unterschiedlichsten Workshops, japanischer Teezeremonie, musikalischen Darbietungen, einem Open Cosplay-Catwalk, Kinderangeboten, Führungen durch die Ausstellungen, japanische Köstlichkeiten, eine Pokémon-Tauschbörse und vielem mehr.

Programm ab Mitte Juni 2026 unter Japanfest – Völkerkundemuseum vPSt Heidelberg